How to fix Task '$' not found in root project 'myProject' - android-gradle-plugin

Question

I'm running react-native run-android after i upgraded to RN 0.59.10.
I have upgraded gradle version to 5.4.1.
The last RN version that run smooth was 0.55.
tried clone the project again.
I have tried a lot of solutions e.g.
cd android && gradlew clean
cd .. && react-native run-android
finish with an error.
gradlew.bat
is working, output :
Reading env from: .env
WARNING: Configuration 'compile' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'implementation' and 'api'.
It will be removed at the end of 2018. For more information see: [http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html](http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html)
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
> Task :help
Welcome to Gradle 5.4.1.
To run a build, run gradlew <task> ...
To see a list of available tasks, run gradlew tasks
To see a list of command-line options, run gradlew --help
To see more detail about a task, run gradlew help --task <task>
For troubleshooting, visit [https://help.gradle.org](https://help.gradle.org/)
BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 3s
1 actionable task: 1 executed
all other gradlew commands failed.
React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: Windows 10
CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500U CPU # 2.70GHz
Memory: 839.97 MB / 7.89 GB
Binaries:
npm: 6.8.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
IDEs:
Android Studio: Version 3.4.0.0 AI-183.6156.11.34.5692245
RN
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native: 0.59.10
IN ANDROID STUDIO
Android Gradle Plugin Version
3.4.0
Gradle Version
5.4.1
android\build.gradle
buildscript {
ext {
buildToolsVersion = "28.0.3"
minSdkVersion = 18
compileSdkVersion = 28
targetSdkVersion = 28
supportLibVersion = "28.0.0"
}
repositories {
google()
jcenter()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.0'
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.0.2' `
gradle-wrapper.properties
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1- all.zip
android.enableAapt2=false`
AndroidManifest.xml
when building in an android studio he asked to remove these lines, and after I removed, build completed successfully
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="18"
android:targetSdkVersion="28" />
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.myProject"
android:versionCode="1535480392"
android:versionName="1.0.49">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" tools:node="remove" />
--> lines where here
<application
android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
android:name=".MainApplication"
android:allowBackup="false"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:roundIcon="#mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme">
ERROR react-native run-android
Reading env from: .env
WARNING: Configuration 'compile' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'implementation' and 'api'.
It will be removed at the end of 2018. For more information see: http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
- What went wrong:
Task '$' not found in root project 'myProject'.
- Try:
Run gradlew tasks to get a list of available tasks. Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
- Get more help at [https://help.gradle.org](https://help.gradle.org/)
BUILD FAILED in 3s
error Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details.
Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have
set up your Android development environment:
[https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html](https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html)
error Command failed: gradlew.bat app:installDebug. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.